The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-27
THE CHIEF FOE,

against on being discharged from this
prison. True, thero are many pitfalls and
gilded bells along the way OF lie, but the
drink curse 10 the general supply store
from which all the minor dens pather
their victims. How important ia It then
that man should pause and think before
he goes out into the world to meet the
temptationg these glittering helle open TO
him on the right hand and on the left.
You know the miseres OF Lie OF a drink.
Ing man. What Is It has dragged Won
down and clothed you with shsme. ill the
very. men who sapped away your man.
hood will shrink from you, and Hnass hv
on the other side2" Ali nv friends.
does not the answer stand out il, rad and
hery letters: Rum ruml accursed rum I!
l believe this monster curse is more
widespread and destructive to-day than
ever before. You have got to fight lis
power and influence wherever you make
your home. Go where you may through
the length and breadth Of thia fair land.
look where you will, and you see its
blight and curae. Do you see It In the
vacant look and crazed stare of the iuobri.
atef Do you see 1t In Thousands of
ruined homesS broken families. and
orphaned, or perhaps worse than orphaned
children crying for bread? Oh! men.
you all know these things are too bitterly
sorrowfully true You know what nup.
plies the jails and the peni!entariee: Won
know they unite in unfolding q terrible
chain OF evidence! A chain whose links
are wretched homea, blasted lives % and
crushed hopes! Oh, yes you have felt
1t bite like serpent!" You know tho
tale OF misery and woe! And could YOU
but paint 1t here, 1t would melt the hard
est heart, and cause eyes to weep which
never wept before for suffering humanity,
And you know, too, that man who drinks
cannot be truated to perform any impor-
tant undertaking, no difference how fin.
ished bis education, how great his talents.
or how learned in his profession, Its on.
ward march is a mission OF death, robbine
men OF everything good and pure and
true, and giving in place the long, bitter,
heart.rending wall which beara down The
soul-loBt! lost forever lost !!
PARTING ADVICE.
And to the friends and msmbers Of the
". Q. 7. o., I wish to say that I thank
you in my own name, and in the name Of
all the prisoners confined in this iustitu-
tion, and in behalf Of the Superintendent
and officers, by whose kindness, help and
encouragement we have this ENJOYMENT.
for the kindly interest you have msuifest.
ed ior us by your presence here to-day.
We all have mothers and eisters at home
-beautiful, good, pure and true: and
their hearts will 60 out in blessing to YOU
for your kindness to US. Many Of us do
not have the pleasure 1t would be under
other circumstances to look into their
dear iacea, and hold sweet converse with
them. But We do get letters oyorflowin1
with love-sometimes, too, they are tear.
ful letters-but the faithfulness and davo.
ton shining through sorrow'e veil, makes
each word Of love more inexpressiblv p deap
to our hearts. And l cay for them, and
all OF US. we do appreciate your goodness,
and We do sincerely thank you.
And we pray that Almighty God will
bless your lives more and more-po with
you in the battle against intemperance-
giving yon wisdom, and courage and pati.
ence, until You shall prevail with the peo.
pie and have power to march on to vic.
tory When God will make this our ma.
tive land worthy Of brave hearts, the
purity, the virtue and the truth, which
CROWNS the character Of Americas exalted
womanhood. u 81 lT'1.-"'-s' '',N' o',''''0N
Prisoner Douglass address closed the
entertainment. One OF the plessenteet
Incidents Of the day was the excellent
Christmas dinner given the conyicts bv
Superintendent Robertson. and Which
they all aeemed to srjoy very much. :.